Vending machine



July 17, 1923. 1.462.283

' P. J. HEGNES VENDING MACI-IiNE Filed May 9, 1921 5 Sheets-Sheet 1 July 17, 1923. 1,462,283

P. J. HEGNES VENDING MACHINE Filed May 9, 1921 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 July 17, 1923.

1,462,283 P. J. HEGNES VENDING MACHINE Filed May 9, 1921 3 Sheets-Sheet 5 Patented July 17, 1923.

UNITED STATES rn'rna :r. nnenns, or cannon, scorn DAKOTA.

VENDING MACHINE.

Application filed Kay 9,

"To it may concern:

Be it known that I, PETER J. HEGNES, a citizen of theiUnited States, residing at Canton, in the county of Lincoln and State of South Dakota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Vending Machines, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements invending machines and the primary object thereof is to provide a machine of this character which has simple and economical coin-controlled mechanism for efli'ecting delivery of the articles.

Afurther object of the. invention is to provide a machine of this type which has novel and simple means for preventing operation thereof except by introduction of a coin for which the machine-is designed for use.

Further the invention aims to provide a vending machine which has simple and positively operating means for delivering the articles and which also has a novel form of container or magazine for holding and displaying, as well as for feeding the articles to the delivery means.

Still further and other objects will be later set forthand manifested in the course of the following description.

Figure 1, is a front elevation of. the invention; v

Figure 2, is a rear side elevation of the invention, the back plate being omitted;

Figure 3, is a' section on line 33 of Figure 1;

Fi re 4, is a view "similar to' Figure 3' showmg the parts in the position upon completion of delivery of an article;

'Figui 'e 5, is a section on line 5--5 of Figure 3, and

Figure 6, is a bottom plan view. In proceeding in accordance with thepresent invention a casing 1 is employed which has series ofinclined shelves 2, the latter spaced at their front ends/from the front wall-3 and from a glass plate 4 which latter forms an extension of the front 3 and allows of inspection of the articles. The present invention is designed for the vending of pencils, but obviously can be adapted foruse with other articles, and accordingly the shelves are inclined and spaced from each 'other and'from the casingfront to allow the articles to gravitate into and down-- wardly through a commonpassageway 5.

1921. Serial no. 467,825.

slot 15 having a forwardly and upwardly curved end 16, that is formed in a flange 17 of a plate 18, the latter being secured to a' slide 19 having a finger engaging part 20. A coin receiving plate 21 is formed with a coin opening 22 in which the coin is placed, the plate overlying the slide 19 and the latter having a similar coin opening 23, The

slide is tensioned by a coil spring 24 which is connected at 25 thereto and at its opposite end is connected to the rear depending end 26 of acurved finger grip 27, the latter being located so that the middle finger can be engaged therewith and the thumb used to press against the part 20 to operate the slide.

A spring arm 28 is secured between the ip 27 and the casing bottom and carries a disk-like locking member 29 on its free end, which-member is of. asize to project into the coin opening 23 of the slide and to lock the latter against further inward movement as will be shortly described.

In operation, a coin is placed in the opening 22 which normally reg sters with the opening 23 of the slide and consequently enters opening 23 and rests on the bottom 13. of the casing. The slide is then pushed inwardly carrylng the coin beneath plate 21 and past the locking disk 29, which latter will be prevented from' moving into the opening 23 of the slide by the coin, thus allowing the slide to have its full movement which due to the plate 18 being carried by the slide, will move the plate rearwardly from the position of Figure 3 to that of Figure 4. In this "movement of the plate 18, the curved end 16 of'the slot 15 will move the bolt 14 upwardly causing arm 11 to swing upwardly about its pivotand through the link 10 will move the delivery member 6 about its pivots to oscillate same and thereby efi'ect delivery of an article.

' Should however a coin of less thickness be placed in the slide coin opening or the slide be moved or operated without any coin bein placed therein, it will be seen that'the 'lockmg disk 29 will, due to'the fact that it is constantly being pressed upwardly'by the spring arm 28, enter the slide coin opening and prevent a full or complete operation of the slide. In other words, the slide cannot be then moved to an extent suflicient to cause spring anchor 25 and also has an opening 31 to receive the locking disk 29.

The deliverv member is of approximately oval form and has a curved or convexed part 32 which when the member is oscillated outs-off or closes the bottom of the passage to prevent the articles from egressing. A

vertical plate 21", is secured to the horizontal coin-receiving plate 21 and is located between the ends of the delivery member.

Vhat is claimed is:

1. In a vending machine, a casing, anarticle holding magazine having a discharge, a stationary horizontal plate located below the discharge and having a coin-opening, a vertical plate located r'earwardly of the coinopening and extending upwardly from the horizontal plate and towards the discharge and spaced from the latter, an approxi mately oval-shaped deliveryi'nen'zl'icr in the s ace between the discharge and vertical p ate and having a depending pivotv located so that the ends of the delivery member extend on opposite sides of the vertical plate, a coin-controlled slide below the horizontal plate, a slotted plate carried by'the slide, a horizontal arm pivoted to the casing at one end, a vertical link pivoted at one end to the other end of the arm and at its other end to the rear end of the delivery member, and a projection on the arm located between the ends thereof engaging in the slot of the slotted plate, said slot being formed to effect article discharging movement of the delivery member upon actuation of the slide.

2. In a vending machine, a casing, an article holding magazine having a discharge, a stationary horizontal plate located below the discharge and having a coin-opening, a vertical plate located rearwardly of the coinopening end extending upwardly from the horizontal plate and towards the discharge and spaced from the latter, an approximately oval-shaped delivery member in the space between the discharge and vertical plate and having a pivot located so that the ends of the delivery member extend on the opposite sides of the vertical plate, a coincontrolled slide, a link rearwardly of the vertical plate pivoted to the rear end of the delivery member, an arm pivoted to the link and to the casing, and means connected to the slide for operating the arm.

3. In a vending machine, a casing, an article holding magazine, a pivoted delivery member disposed to receive the articles from the magazine, a link pivoted at one end to the delivery member, an arm pivoted at one end to the opposite end of the link and having its opposite endpivoted to the casing,

a coin-controlled slide, a slotted member carried by the slide, and a projection on the arm between its ends engaging in the slot of the slotted member to actuatethe link and thereby the delivery member.

In testimony whereof I aifix my signature.

PETER J. HEGNES. 

